Arts & Crafts Movement in Europe & America by: Wendy Kaplan

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At the turn of the last century, the Arts and Crafts movement transformed not only how objects looked but also how people looked at objects. It provided a framework for essential issues that are still debated today: the conflict between standardization and individuality, the question of whether a one-of-a-kind handcrafted object is superior to a mass-produced one, and the problem of defining what kind of design most benefits society.

Britain, the most industrialized country, was also the first to generate a movement to counter what was seen as the malevolent effects of mass production. John Ruskin, William Morris, and others championed ""joy in labour"" - the moral and spiritual uplift that would come with the revival of making objects by hand. The improvement of working conditions, integration of art into everyday life, and an ""honest"" aesthetic resulting from the use of indigenous materials and native traditions were also central to the movement's philosophy. At the end of the nine- tenth century, these Arts and Crafts ideals were appropriated and adapted by the avant-garde throughout Europe and the United States.

With more than 300 objects - furniture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and works on paper - from England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, France, and the United States, this is a visually stunning, definitive survey. The book features masterworks by the best-known designers of the period, such as William Morris, M. H. Bailiie Scott, Henry Van de Velde, Peter Behrens, Josef Hoffmann, Eliel Saarinen, Gustav Stickley, Greene and Greene, and Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as lesser-known examples that have never been displayed together before.

Status: For Sale	Reference#: ga_SO_ING_2004_0500238154_X3
Condition: New	Year: 2004
Country: USA
Height: 10.5 in. (26.67 cm)
Width: 9.38 in. (23.83 cm)	Weight: 5.0000
Title: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Europe and America: Design for the Modern World
Type: Book

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